Management at Canada Post appears undeterred by the possibility of a rejected contract by CUPW members, insists on moving ahead with restructuring. www.thestar.com/business/can... #canlab #cdnpoli

The unions that endorsed Rob Ashton for #NDP leader collectively represent 659,200 members. Ashton received 4,193 votes. That means fewer than 0.7% of members from endorsing unions joined the party and voted for him. #cdnpoli #canlab

I agree with @stephross.bsky.social & @stufts.bsky.social here. Airing significant internal divisions so publicly is a risky political gambit for CUPW's president. www.thestar.com/business/can... #canlab

LABR 2Q92 Work, Equity & Diversity is being offered online in the Spring Term at #BrockU. Check the registration guide and timetable for details. brocku.ca/admissions/s...

Employing academics on short-term contracts as disposable cheap labour is unsustainable. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/concern... #cdnpse #canlab

Collective bargaining works! #buildlaborpower www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

Congrats to Labour Studies major Lauren Fleming who was named as both the #BrockU Co-op and Law Plus Student of the Year for 2025. brocku.ca/brock-news/2...

The #NFL is laying the groundwork for hiring scab labour to replace officials if the league can't come to terms on a new collective agreement with the NFL Referees Association. A similar move in 2012 was an unmitigated disaster. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Local President and National Union seemingly at odds over Poilievre's auto sector plan. eletric-vehicles.com/general/unif... #canlab

Learn about the future of work in this online spring course offered by the Department of Labour Studies at #BrockU. brocku.ca/admissions/s...

This summer, I'll be teaching LABR 1P95 Introduction to the Canadian Labour Movement & LABR 3P13 Politics of Labour. Check out all of the spring/summer course offerings at #BrockU here: brocku.ca/admissions/s...

Join a free webinar on March 4 at 4:30pm EST to hear from the Naujawan Support Network on their campaigns fighting wage theft & defending workers facing deportation due to PGWP changes. Q&A to follow. Hosted by Brock Labour Studies. Register below! www.eventbrite.com/e/not-all-or...

US union coverage was 16.5 million workers in 2025, the highest since 2009 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Check out Labour Studies Spring/Summer 2026 courses offerings at @brocku.ca — perfect for fast-tracking your degree. brocku.ca/springsummer #BrockU #LabourStudies

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Brock University cutting administrative jobs, impacting up to 50 workers: union www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #canlab #cdnpse

#OSSTF releases official statement on support staff layoffs at #BrockU. www.osstf.on.ca/en-CA/news/o... #canlab #cdnpse

McGill found $1 million to fight its own workers rather than bargain with them. Imagine what that $ could do for teaching, research, or student support. therover.ca/mcgill-spent... #canlab #cdnpse

🚨Job Alert!🚨 We’re hiring instructors for a variety of Labour Studies courses in the Spring and Summer 2026 semesters. Courses are delivered online. Applications close February 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM. For more details and to apply👇 brocku.ca/social-scien...

There’s a clear recognition by the @avilewis.ca campaign that rapid technological change requires bold new approaches to defending workers’ rights. www.readthemaple.com/avi-lewis-nd... #canlab #cdnpoli

The challenge for both the NDP and the labour movement is [...] putting forward an alternative vision and understanding of the economy that directly addresses their material interests in ways that unite workers through shared class interests. FULL ARTICLE🔗

Opinion: Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

"The NDP’s ability to credibly advance this alternative vision depends largely on whether the labour movement is itself willing and able to engage in such political and economic education." – NEW from @brocklabour.bsky.social @profsavage.bsky.social in Perspectives Journal no. 5 🔗 FULL ARTICLE

The last minute stress of a severe snow storm is avoidable with a comprehensive hybrid work policy. www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #canlab #onpoli

#NDP leadership hopeful Rob Ashton rails against Artificial Intelligence displacing workers, then gets caught using it for his Reddit responses. No shock a politician deploys AI, but attacking it while relying on it really undermines his brand. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #canlab #cdnpoli

Unions and employers typically don’t take this long to finalize tentative agreements after reaching agreements in principle, but this round of bargaining has been anything but typical. www.thestar.com/business/can... #canlab #CanadaPost

ICYMI: How a dispute between @lacsn.bsky.social and the Montreal Economic Institute over inflated strike numbers underscores the need for better labour relations data. theconversation.com/why-canada-n... #canlab #cdnpoli

🚨New Publication with @pgraefe.bsky.social & @sjkiss.bsky.social for @broadbent.bsky.social We examine class voting in #Canada and show how the working class feels politically alienated and disaffected that their interests are not being pursued by politicians perspectivesjournal.ca/changing-cla...

Opinion: Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

In a period of rising inequality and renewed union-management conflict, @profsavage.bsky.social and Adam King make the case that Canada needs better and more accurate labour relations data. theconversation.com/why-canada-n... #canlab @theconversation.com

At a time when official statistics are under political pressure elsewhere, Canada has an opportunity & a responsibility to strengthen its own commitment to open, reliable labour relations data. Adam King & I explain why: theconversation.com/why-canada-n... #cdnpoli #canlab

Prof. Simon Black guest edited and co-authored an editorial for this special issue of @broadbent.bsky.social Perspectives Journal on the future of social democracy. @profsavage.bsky.social also contributed a chapter on labour & the #NDP. perspectivesjournal.ca/editorial-wi... #cdnpoli #canlab

Has the NDP lost its labour roots? My new piece for @broadbent.bsky.social traces how the union–party relationship has frayed, and why that matters for Canadian politics today. Labour and the NDP: Revisiting the Past, Looking to the Future perspectivesjournal.ca/labour-ndp-p... #cdnpoli #canlab

Take advantage of the opportunity to win a free copy of my colleague Simon Black's important book on the fight for childcare reform in NYC. And ICYMI, check out his piece for @theconversation.com on Mamdani's childcare plans. theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...

Craig's Cookies workers vote to unionize. www.torontotoday.ca/local/busine... #canlab

ICYM: New research on the political divide between Canadian public and private sector workers. theconversation.com/what-canadas... #canlab #cdnpoli

Canada is a definitely a laggard when it comes to collecting and publishing data about unions and labour relations. Employment and Social Development Canada tables on work stoppages need to be restored. readthemaple.com/the-governme... #canlab #cdnpoli

Canada needs better labour relations data. Read the CAWLS/ACETS open letter on the need to restore public access to data tracking work stoppages — and for stronger collection of labour relations statistics. cawls.ca/en/canada-ne... #canlab

Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...

We don’t know what’s in the tentative agreement between Air Transat and its pilots, but it’s clear that the lack of a threat of government intervention kept management at the table to hammer out an agreement. That’s how bargaining is supposed to work. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Steve Tufts @stufts.bsky.social on the how the #AirTransat chaos reflects deep, structural problems for the industry. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... #canlab

The United Steelworkers union president's endorsement of Rob Ashton for Federal #NDP leader is not the game-changer some pundits are making it out to be. Let me explain... 🍊🧵 1/6 #canlab #cdnpoli

Research on strikes and lockouts depends on consistent longitudinal data. We need it to identify trends & shifts in labour relations. Without good data, you can’t properly analyze, compare & contextualize current labour conflicts. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli

The annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies is taking place Jun 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg. Check out the call for papers here: cawls.ca/en/2026-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies

Good event. It set out rationales for broader bargaining relationships in Cdn labour relations, explained how it could work, and politely identified union reluctance as one barrier to progress. Coincidentally, at this yr's OFL convention, just 3 of the 137 submitted resolutions mentioned the topic.

Holiday reading season just got better: 20% off all @ubcpress.bsky.social titles through Dec 31 with code BRRR25. www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears

Almost half of the 17 unions that endorsed Ford's re-election got nearly $40 million from the province's Skills Development Fund despite low-ranked applications. www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #canlab #onpoli

Missed our webinar on sectoral bargaining? Check out the full video here: vimeo.com/1138926461?f... #canlab

Ontario Federation of Labour election results: President Michael Hamilton 46.6% Laura Walton* (i) 53.4% ✅ Executive VP Michael Hamilton 60.1% ✅ Jackie Taylor* 39.9% Secretary Treasurer Ahmad Gaied (i) 64.2% ✅ Donna St. Louis* 35.8% (i) incumbent *Future Forward slate ✅ elected #canlab #onpoli

LABR 1P95: Introduction to the Canadian Labour Movement brocku.ca/social-scien...